Sauveterre-de-Guyenne tourism and travel guide

Visit Sauveterre-de-Guyenne: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: The layout of the town of Sauveterre-de-Guyenne still follows its original medieval plan almost exactly

Sauveterre-de-Guyenne is situated in the Gironde department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Pellegrue at 14 km and Monsegur at 14 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Sauveterre-de-Guyenne, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Sauveterre-de-Guyenne in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

La Reole

at 12 km (direction south-south-east)

Largely ignored by visitors because of its proximity to Bordeaux we found...

See La Reole guide

Pellegrue

at 14 km (direction east-north-east)

Pellegrue is a very small village but well worth exploring...

See Pellegrue guide

Monsegur

at 14 km (direction east-south-east)

The bastide town of Monsegur, in the Dropt Valley, has a...

See Monsegur guide

Abbey of La Sauve-Majeure

Abbey at 20 km (direction west-north-west)

The ruins of the Abbey of La Sauve-Majeure contain...

See Abbey of La Sauve-Majeure guide

Duras

at 22 km (direction east), in the Lot-et-Garonne department

Duras is a quiet town that is above all known for...

See Duras guide

Montcaret

National Monument at 22 km (direction north-east), in the Dordogne department

At Montcaret you can visit the archaeological site of a...

See Montcaret guide

Saint-Emilion

Heritage Site at 23 km (direction north-north-west)

Saint-Emilion is an exceptionally scenic town, and most unusual in being...

See Saint-Emilion guide

Eynesse

at 24 km (direction east-north-east)

A nice place to stroll down to the banks of the...

See Eynesse guide

Les Jardins de Sardy

Garden at 24 km (direction north-east), in the Dordogne department

The Jardins de Sardy to the wet of Bergerac are...

See Les Jardins de Sardy guide

Libourne

at 28 km (direction north-north-west)

Not generally considered as a travel destination, we found the...

See Libourne guide

Sainte-Foy-la-Grande

at 29 km (direction east-north-east)

Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, on the Dordogne river west of Bergerac, has...

See Sainte-Foy-la-Grande guide

Marmande

at 30 km (direction south-east), in the Lot-et-Garonne department

The town of Marmande is not usually visited by tourists but if...

See Marmande guide

Jardins de Beauchamp

Garden at 30 km (direction south-east), in the Lot-et-Garonne department

The Jardins de Beauchamp is an attractive garden on the...

See Jardins de Beauchamp guide

Allemans-du-Dropt

at 31 km (direction east), in the Lot-et-Garonne department

Although small, Allemans-du-Dropt has a few monuments of interest of...

See Allemans-du-Dropt guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Gironde

Map of places to visit near Sauveterre-de-Guyenne

Markets in and near Sauveterre-de-Guyenne

• Branne: market Thursday & Saturday (17km)
• Castillon-la-Bataille: market Monday (18km)
• Cadillac: market Saturday (19km)
• Langon: market Sunday & Friday (21km)
• Duras: market Thursday - seasonal market only (22km)
• Duras: market Saturday & Monday (22km)
• Creon: market Wednesday (22km)
• Bazas: market Saturday (31km)
• Grignols: market Wednesday (34km)
• Miramont-de-Guyenne: market Friday - seasonal market only (37km)

More information about Sauveterre-de-Guyenne, Aquitaine

Tourist attractions near Sauveterre-de-Guyenne, France

What to do at Sauveterre-de-Guyenne? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Sauveterre-de-Guyenne.

Heritage sites

• La Sauve Majeure abbaye (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (20km)
• La Sauve église St Pierre (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (20km)
• Saint-Emilion (23km)
• Bazas cathédrale St Jean Baptist (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (31km)
• Bordeaux basilique Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (41km)
• Bordeaux cathédrale Saint-André (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (42km)
• Bordeaux Port (42km)
• Bordeaux basilique Saint-Seurin (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (43km)

National Monuments

• Cadillac Chateau (19km)
• Sauve-Majeure Abbey (20km)
• Montcaret Archaeological site (22km)
• Pey-Berland Tower (42km)
• Cave Pair-non-Pair (50km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Collégiale et chapelle de la Trinité (Saint-Emilion) (23km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps) (32km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Malle (22km)
• Jardins du Sardy (24km)
• Jardins du château de Mongenan (27km)
• Jardins de Beauchamp (28km)
• Jardin du cloître Notre-Dame (28km)
• Jardins du château de Vayres (29km)
• Parc du château de Grenade (31km)
• Jardin du Fond de l’or (35km)
• Parc et potager de Pouthet (39km)
• Jardins du château de Montréal (56km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bordeaux (38km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Bec d'Ambès (56km)

Geography and distances

Sauveterre-de-Guyenne is in the south-west of France at 42 kilometres from Bordeaux, the department capital (general information: Sauveterre-de-Guyenne is 499 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors will fly into Bordeaux airport (or Bergerac) while drivers should allow 7-8 hours driving time from the ports at Le Havre or Cherbourg. For driving distances to Sauveterre-de-Guyenne from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Castelviel, Cleyrac, Daubeze, Frontenac, Landerrouet-sur-Segur, Mauriac, Mesterrieux, Saint-Brice, Saint-Felix-de-Foncaude, Saint-Hilaire-du-Bois, Saint-Martin-de-Lerm, Saint-Martin-du-Puy and Saint-Sulpice-de-Pommiers.

This page in French: Visiter Sauveterre-de-Guyenne